A simple two part question

dwna1a

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88 Weekender 300 "Seahorse"
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Twins 350
Easy one folks, promise.

1) What's the best way to remove the very old (1988) striping from the side of the boat, and the best way to remove the wax in that same area?

2) Temps here tomorrow will be in the 50's, is it safe to place the new strip on?
 
1 hair dryer and a razor blade, for the wax try acetone
2 dont know your state so it hard to say
 
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I've tried the heat gun on the front end of the boat with very little luck. I was hopeful someone might have found another way
 
I have tried both ways.....eraser wheel followed by a acetone wipe down is by far the quickest and easiest....

Bennett
 
I've tried the heat gun on the front end of the boat with very little luck. I was hopeful someone might have found another way
If the tape is still in decent condition, heating it up will work as long as you don't get it too hot. Just wanna soften it up. Otherwise, as I mentioned above, if the tape is dry and crackly, you're either scrpaing it off or the using the eraser tool a bunch of us have mentioned. That's pretty much it - there's no magic here! :)
 
I also used an eraser wheel and acetone wipedown worked like a champ
 
The 3M eraser wheel works great
 
I’ve used all kinds of methods over the years. All were eventually successful.
When it came time to remove my boot stripe last year I found the quickest and easiest method yet.

1. Harbor Freight heat gun used to gently heat (not burn) vinyl stripe while,
2. Pushing vinyl off the surface with a plastic razor blade used on an angle.
3. Cleaning the adhesive residue off the surface with a product called “Rapid Remover” that I got from Amazon.
Just follow the directions on the bottle.

Easy Peasy!
 
I've tried the heat gun on the front end of the boat with very little luck. I was hopeful someone might have found another way


The striping has been on your boat for 32 years. Heating it up won't release the adhesive .....since it probably doesn't have a lot of chemical properties left. The 3M erasure wheel will make short work of it and put a smile on your face as the stripe disappears within seconds. Make sure you have a drill speed rated for the 3m wheel.
 
I found a old tool of my fathers, it looks like it was used for fine trimming walnut stocks. While the old stripe came off in flakes, it did come off. If I can get these done I plan to do the waterline ones when I come out in a couple of weeks

I ordered a wheel to help with the stripes forward and the ones near the waterline.
Thank you all for the help
 
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One of the best wax removers is Dawn liquid detergent. A liberal amount in a 5 gallon bucket and a good boat brush on a stick. Just wash the boat. No messy chemicals and the boat will be clean.
 
I figure the wheel would take everything off but I will give her a good Dawn bath before the new tape goes on.

I'm almost scared to use the wheel but it's due in on Monday. I had to say I was a professional to order the thing
 
I'll pass this along... the first time I used one of those (it looked a little different, but same idea) was about 10 or 15 years ago. Not thinking, I was removing the striping going both to my left and my right when all of a sudden the thing flew apart like an explosion. I was going the wrong way with it and it unscrewed itself.
 

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